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TIL of Wakaliwood, the Ugawood studio that made the 85$ Tarantinoesque hit YouTube film ‘Who Killed Captaiin Alex?’

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xVan5 TIL, Owl is known for the silent flight. Where other birds have stiff feathers that make a whooshing sound when they fly, owl feathers have soft edges that allow the birds to fly silently.This is important for owls, as they can swoop down on prey without being heard.
MeJxK TIL the Sony Walkman got its name from a combination of Superman and their own existing Pressman cassette recorder line
W7G1o TIL about "Sazae-san syndrome", a feeling of Sunday night blues named after one of the longest-running anime Sazae-san, which airs on Sundays from 18:30 to 19:00 in Japan. The end of each episode reminds viewers that the weekend is coming to an end, triggering a sense of depression.
QY9 TIL there is no FDA limit on lead in lipstick. The amount of lead has risen at an alarming rate since 2000.
jOwN TIL the Moscow Water Dog is a now-extinct breed of dog that was developed in the Soviet Union after WWII. They were bred to be water rescue dogs, but since they preferred biting drowning people to saving them, the breed was allowed to go extinct.